Car-seat.



V. VON SCHLEGELL.

CAR SEAT,

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26. 1912.

1,200,553. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VICTOR VON SCI-ILEGELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HALE AND KILBUBN COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

GAR-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed October 26, 1912. Serial No. 727,823.-

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. VICTOR VON SGHLEGELL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car-seats of the type in which the back-cushion is mounted stationarily at the rear edge of the seatcushion so that the facing direction of the seat may not be changed by movement of the back-cushion across the seat-cushion.

The invention is directed to the provision of an improved form of end-support for the cushions of a seat of this type, and the object of the invention is to provide an end support of this type which, while possessing the requisite strength, is of very light weight.

In accordance with the invention, the major portion of the end-support for the cushions of the car-seat is formed from a single piece of sheet-metal which is out to the required configuration and then pressed into form, the shaping of this piece includ ing the provision of ribs and flanges therein whereby the structure is stiffened to give it suflicient strength and rigidity. This sheetmetal piece includes a body-portion of ample size, the upper edge of which forms the support for the seat-cushion and the lower portion of which extends almost all the way down to the floor, and an upwardly extending'arm integral with the body-portion and extending upwardly from the rear upper corner of the body-portion which arm forms the support for the back-cushion. The body-portion of the sheet-metal piece is flanged inwardly at its edges to stiffen it and give it a more finished appearance and the flange at the upper edge is disposed at a slight incline to the horizontal so that this flanged edge will support the seat-cushion and hold the latter at the proper inclination. The back-supporting arm is also provided with a flange at its rear edge so that when this arm is secured to the end of the backcushion the latter will be further supported by the flange on the arm bearing against the rear face of the back-cushion. A reinforce is provided at the junction of the back-supporting arm and the body-portion of the support to strengthen the structure at this point for not only is the structure sub jected to the greatest strain at this point but also the dimensions of the back-supporting arm at the lower end thereof and at its junction with the body-portion must not be unduly enlarged for otherwise the arm would obstruct entrance to the space directly in rear of the seat. The single-piece seat-support as thus constructed is mounted upon feet which are formed separately by pressing pieces of sheet-metal into tubular form and which are secured to the bodyportion of the support by welding them thereto.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is an end-view of a car-seat constructed in accordance with the invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the seat broken away and sectioned in part, Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the seat-support, and Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 3. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are sectional views on lines 55, 6-6 and 77, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Referring to these drawings, the car-seat shown is of the non-reversible type in which the seat-cushion 8 and the back-cushion 9 are mounted stationarily upon suitable supports. In the drawings supports constructed in accordance with the invention are shown at both ends of the seat but it will be understood that if desired only one such support need be used, the opposite end of the-seat being supported upon the wall of the car. The support consists mainly of a single piece of sheet-metal which is out to the proper configuration and then pressed to the form shown in the drawings. This single piece includes a body-portion 10 and an upwardly-extending back-supporting arm 11 integral with the body-portion 10 and extending upwardly from the rear upper corner of the body-portion. The edges of the portion of the piece forming the body-portion 10 are turned inwardly so as to form flanges. The flange 12 extending along the upper edge of the body-portion 10 is disposed at a slight incline to the horizontal and this flange forms the support for the seat-cushion 8, the flange being preferably provided with a pin 13 which enters an opening in the frame of the cushion 8. These flanges at the edges of the body-portion serve to stiffen the construction and this purpose is further attained by ribs and flanges provided in the body-portion at other points, as shown. The upwardly extending arm 11 is provided with a flange 14 extending along its rear edge as shown in Fig. 7 which flange is adapted to coact with the rear face of the back-cushion 9 when the end of the latter is secured to the arm 11 by screws, as shown.

In a structure of this character the portion of the support which is subjected to the greatest strain is the portion at the. junction of the back-supporting arm 11 and the body-portion 10, but the size of the support at this point, is limited by the necessity for providing for freedom of entrance to the space directly in rear of the seat. For these reasons, a reinforce 15 is provided at the junction of the back-supporting arm 11 and the body-portion 10 so that the required strength is provided at this point and at the same time the proper dimensions are retained. This reinforce 15 consists of a piece of sheet-metal of a size adapted to fit between the flanges at opposite edges of the support as best shown in Fig. 3. When the piece 15 has been cut to the proper size and applied to the position shown, its edges are welded to the edges of the flanges on the piece constituting the bodyportion 10 and arm 11 so that a box-section is provided at this point as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The seat-support thus constructed is mounted upon sheet-metal feet 16 as shown. These feet are of tubular form and each of these feet 16 is made from a single piece of sheet metal by pressing the same to a tubular form flaring at its lower end into the flange which may be secured to the floor. The feet having been properly formed, they are secured to the body-portion 10 at the lower corners of the latter by a process of weldingso that the feet 16 and the bodyportion 10 are practically integral. In the drawings, the shell forming the foot is shown as closed at its upper end as it would be at the conclusion of the pressing operation. The side walls of the foot 16 are welded to the abutting Walls of the bodyportion 10 and at the same time the closed upper end of the foot is welded to the flange at the lower end of the bodyportion. If desired, however, the upper end of the shell forming the foot may be opened to provide an edge to which the abutting edge of the body-portion may be welded and the open end of the shell may be carried over against the inner side of the body-portion and welded thereto so as to close the opening in the top of the tubular foot and assist in strengthening the connection of the foot to the body-portion of the support.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United gtates is A car-seat comprising a support formed from a single piece of sheet-metal and comprising a body-portion flanged inwardly at its upper and lower edges and an arm cX- tending upwardly from the rear upper corner of the body portion, a reinforce secured to said piece at the junction of said arm and body portion and overlapping the portions of said arm and body portion adjacent to said junction, and two feet each formed from a single piece of sheet-metal by pressing the same to a tubular form, closed at its upper end, each foot being welded to said body-portion at one of the lower corners thereof, the closed upper end of each foot being welded to the flange at the lower end of the body portion, and the side walls of said foot being welded to the abutting walls of the body portion, the flange at the upper edge of the body portion being adapted to support a seat-cushion, substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 23rd day of October, 1912.

VICTOR VON SCHLEGELL. WVitnesses:

MARY B. JUs'rIon,

S. O. EDMONDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

